Hunky Dory Diary – 1972
June had come and again it was time for the Mission Camp at Hunky Dory. After a six-hour trip my daughter, my sister and I arrived at the camp on Sunday afternoon. It was a thrill when we turned into … (read more)
Together in Prayer
Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
“Not alone…”
The World Mission Prayer League has been at work in Africa since 1968, as you will read in this month’s newsletter. We were centuries late to the scene. The gospel has been at work in Africa since New Testament times … (read more)
A Prisoner of the Lord
We had been in Kenya only a month and a half when he appeared one afternoon at the reception counter of the Emmaus Bible Correspondence School in downtown Nairobi. Truly he was the prisoner of the Lord and, though his … (read more)
The Early Years Of WMPL Finances
“The General Fund of the Mission has never been sufficient to cover travel expenses, and it has thus far pleased the Lord to supply the needed funds by means of specially designated gifts.” (World Vision, May 1955) During this past … (read more)
A Beachhead for God
NEWS! Our first Quichua center in Ecuador is launched! On April 3rd we took possession of the facility, and as of that date the doors have been open. One hour after we took over, the first Quichua arrived and for … (read more)
Dynamic Equivalence
A few months ago, at age 97, one of the premier missionary anthropologists of the twentieth century passed on to glory, a death reported by journals and newspapers around the world. You might not know, however, that his dramatic story … (read more)
Learning to Lean
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5 “You’ll have to learn to LEAN, if you’re going to stay in this country,” Paul Lindell remarked to me on our second day in … (read more)
The Cost Of Sin
“On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves….” – Mark 11:15 When I read … (read more)
Making Friends
“Why have you come to Pakistan? Don’t you like your own country? Is it a bad country?” Afsary, Bibi and I were sitting on a rope bed in front of their small house talking about many things – how expensive … (read more)
He Hath Done This …
“Then they took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns and put it on his head and struck him with their hands. They mocked him and spit on him and at last Jesus had to … (read more)